LittleMissMuffet
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Well, of course others have anxiety. But I have noticed other members of my family who show similar characteristics to me: they get nervous and anxious as well around people sometimes. Yet, they don't have the label of 'social phobia' and, at least one of these persons manages better overall than I do.
The thing is that, perhaps a fair number of people suffer from similar problems; perhaps a certain personality type is more prone to it.
But most of all: this makes me think that my insecurities are not only mine -which makes me feel less odd and less weak.
Also, one of these persons has days where she judges others, and of course will be inclined then to judge me on my faults -ie: the way I have been uninvolved with the outside world and also how I can get anxious over everday interactions.
-but here she is, and I noticed how on somedays she is in fact similar to me in the same situations.
...so, maybe there is a link; and maybe it is that people can hide their weakness by judging and criticising others.
...this is such a hard thing to believe a lot of the time -specifically because people hide through judging others.
But, I've seen this kind of thing before and it was completely true before.
So, really what I am saying is that negative judgements of us, are from people who to some degree suffer the same problems; and I think that recognising this is really useful: since if we are really truly sure of it, it means that we needn't feel easily hurt or embarrassed when we do encounter it -and i really do think that that would make life and getting past anxiety much much easier.
...I know that there is a bit more to it (that it is a little more complicated): and I welcome anyone who is able to put into words thoughts that describe a more sophisticated understanding of this. -I think the psych term is "projection".
The thing is that, perhaps a fair number of people suffer from similar problems; perhaps a certain personality type is more prone to it.
But most of all: this makes me think that my insecurities are not only mine -which makes me feel less odd and less weak.
Also, one of these persons has days where she judges others, and of course will be inclined then to judge me on my faults -ie: the way I have been uninvolved with the outside world and also how I can get anxious over everday interactions.
-but here she is, and I noticed how on somedays she is in fact similar to me in the same situations.
...so, maybe there is a link; and maybe it is that people can hide their weakness by judging and criticising others.
...this is such a hard thing to believe a lot of the time -specifically because people hide through judging others.
But, I've seen this kind of thing before and it was completely true before.
So, really what I am saying is that negative judgements of us, are from people who to some degree suffer the same problems; and I think that recognising this is really useful: since if we are really truly sure of it, it means that we needn't feel easily hurt or embarrassed when we do encounter it -and i really do think that that would make life and getting past anxiety much much easier.
...I know that there is a bit more to it (that it is a little more complicated): and I welcome anyone who is able to put into words thoughts that describe a more sophisticated understanding of this. -I think the psych term is "projection".
